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SensorUp's tech helps plug methane leaks from oil and gas

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SensorUp's tech helps plug methane leaks from oil, gas

SensorUp, a Calgary-based software company addressing methane leaks in oil and gas infrastructure, sees expansion to new industries and an evolution of its platform on its roadmap following the closing of a growth funding round.

Global expansion on Stardust's radar with Zambia project

Stardust Solar Energy Inc. (SUN-X) plans to take on more commercial clients and utility-scale projects around the world, a growth trajectory the Burnaby-based company sees continuing with the bright future for renewable energy.

Ming Yang, Oceanic advance B.C. offshore wind project

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group and Oceanic Wind Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate a strategic partnership aimed at developing a 1.5- to two-gigawatt offshore wind energy project off the northwest coast of British Columbia.

Frontier, Hanwha explore Ontario lithium mine project

South Korean business conglomerate Hanwha and Sudbury mine developer Frontier Lithium are exploring investment and supply opportunities around Frontier’s mining and refining plans in northwestern Ontario.

Quebec walks back 2035 EV sales target

The Quebec government is further scaling back its electric vehicle (EV) goals, dropping its original target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035 to 80 per cent fully electric and hybrid vehicles.

Auditor general criticizes Quebec's battery strategy

The Quebec government has managed the province’s battery sector with a lack of planning and insufficient analysis to identify risk, according to a new auditor general report released on Wednesday.

Transport Bourassa adds electric truck to Quebec yard

Transport Bourassa has added an Orange EV electric terminal truck to its yard operations in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., becoming the latest Canadian fleet to electrify a portion of its material handling activities.

ZEV registrations dip to 10.8% in Q1

Canadian registrations of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) fell by just over half a percentage point to 10.8 per cent of total vehicle registrations in Q1 compared with Q4 2025, according to data from Statistics Canada. 

Eavor takes top spot on Time's cleantech list

Canadian companies Eavor and General Fusion are the top two best-performing cleantech companies in the world, according to Time Magazine’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2026 list. Canadian firms Brookfield Renewable Partners, Hydrostor and Carbon Upcycling also made the list.

Banks up the ante on fossil fuels — again

The banking industry provided $906 billion in financing to fossil fuel companies in 2025, nearly eight per cent higher than in 2024, according to the annual Banking on Climate Chaos report. Canadian banks were among the top funders. 

Stronger El Niño slams into the global economy

The last time El Niño emerged from the tropics, in 2023, nearly every corner of the economy felt its impact. The effects of the El Niño that just arrived threaten to be far worse.

Go beyond CO2, methane to tackle warming, paper says

The third-most important contributor to global warming isn’t included in official tallies of greenhouse gases or mentioned in plans to cut them. And it’s time the world did something about it, according to a research analysis published in Science.

Solar passes coal in historic shift for U.S. electricity mix

Solar supplied 12.8 per cent of U.S. electricity last month while coal accounted for 12.2 per cent, according to a report Wednesday from the clean energy think tank Ember.

U.S. climate action isn’t stopping: Garcetti

Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, is on a mission to remind the world that President Donald Trump doesn’t have the last word on the state of climate action in the United States. Cities matter too, he said.

First wind-powered underwater data centre operates in China

The world’s first wind-powered underwater data centre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created by the country’s artificial intelligence boom.

China's Belt and Road carries a heavy climate cost

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the world’s largest ongoing infrastructure program, has a substantial climate impact. Cutting the carbon emissions will require stronger environmental policies and major investment in cleaner manufacturing technologies, two new studies concluded.

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